By:  Martin                                            H.C.R. No. 8
       73R2393 RNS-D
                                 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a man of
    1-2  unparalleled moral stature who devoted his life to the fight for
    1-3  full citizenship rights of the poor, disadvantaged, and racially
    1-4  oppressed of this society; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta,
    1-6  Georgia, and acquired an outstanding theological education, earning
    1-7  a bachelor of divinity degree from Crozer Theological Seminary and
    1-8  a doctorate in philosophy from Boston University; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Drawing inspiration from the life and teachings of
   1-10  Mahatma Gandhi, he transformed a nation through his doctrine of
   1-11  civil disobedience, which was epitomized in his brilliant "I have a
   1-12  dream" speech, in which he "subpoenaed the conscience of the nation
   1-13  before the judgment seat of morality"; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, In January 1964, Time magazine named Dr. King "Man
   1-15  of the Year," the first black American so honored, while later in
   1-16  that year he became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace
   1-17  Prize; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Early in 1968, he went to Memphis, Tennessee, to
   1-19  assist striking sanitation workers, and on April 4 of that year he
   1-20  was struck down by an assassin's bullet at the age of 39; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Dr. King's birthday was declared a federal holiday
   1-22  in 1983, and an official holiday in the State of Texas in 1992, and
   1-23  it is entirely fitting that the memory of this great American be
   1-24  honored in local communities throughout the state; now, therefore,
    2-1  be it
    2-2        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
    2-3  hereby direct the Texas Transportation Commission to designate
    2-4  Farm-to-Market Road 1765 in Galveston County, from Highway 45 to
    2-5  Farm-to-Market Road 146, "Martin Luther King Memorial Highway" or
    2-6  "MLK Highway"; and, be it further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the
    2-8  members of the Texas Transportation Commission as an official
    2-9  expression of the will of the Texas Legislature.